That's a great idea, though i doubt it'll get much traction... be right in!
On Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 16:29 Alex Balashov <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to submit for the community's consideration the idea of having > a Kamailio Slack channel. > > Emmanuel Schmidbauer took the initiative to create one: > > https://kamailio.slack.com/ > > The sign-in link is: > https://join.slack.com/t/kamailio/shared_invite/enQtNDY1NDc5MzMwNDIzLWJlNTFhYmYwOWE4ODcyZmM3OWYyMjEwYmRjMDg3YjU0NTU5YjNkZDdlNTM4NTFmYzYyMmE1YzQxNzNmZDAxNjA > > I for one think this is a good idea and, even if it doesn't ultimately > get traction, it should be seriously considered by all. > > Yes, I am aware of the open-source-purist objection to Slack; it is > proprietary and perceived to be a "walled garden" of sorts. Furthermore, > for those of us who have been on the Internet and involved in technology > for a significant amount of time, the irony is not lost that it is > little more than a packaging of the "IRC" experience in the bloated form > of a modern JavaScript application. > > I am also very reluctant to contribute in any way to the Balkanisation > or fracturing of project-related communication channels. That thought > gives me no comfort. These are all concerns of which I'm mindful. > > Nevertheless: > > - A great deal of professional real-time messaging and communication in > many organisations has moved to Slack. This is also true of our > company, and most companies we work with. Thus, a Slack channel for > Kamailio would be highly complementary to a platform many other people > are already using. > > - Slack provides a polished and cohesive user experience, which is why > it has become so popular. There are clients for every platform, and a > seamless user experience that is also highly compatible with mobile > and tablet. > > One can shoehorn IRC into these media, but it clearly is not designed > for them. > > - There are already lots of open-source discussion channels and > developer forums on Slack. > > - Slack's inline Markdown and other conveniences make it _much_ easier > to have discussions about code, configurations, etc., since it is easy > to insert inline monospace and multiline blobs, attachments, etc. This > is what inspired my switch to it. > > - A lot of people positioned within the current wave of thinking about > IT and technology, and thus a big part of our candidate user base, > have never used IRC. > > Anyway, for those interested, I propose that you join Emmanuel and I. > Let's see how it works out? > > -- Alex > > -- > Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC > > Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) > Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Kamailio (SER) - Users Mailing List > [email protected] > https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >
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